A weekend close to home

The view...never gets old

Living in Europe, it feels like we should be going somewhere every weekend, getting in all the travel we possibly can. But sometimes it's so nice to be at home and relax, and do whatever we want to do. This past weekend, we sort of had one of these weekends, taking turns sleeping in (woo hoo!) and enjoying the beautiful weather.

Taking a quick dip

We were around Montreux all day Saturday taking it easy. Lately, walking Toby and Baby K has been quite fun, as they both look forward to getting down by the lake. Toby wants to be with his people all the time, so he's happy where ever we are. But he's especially happy if he can take a quick dip in the lake. Baby K also likes to dip her toes in as well and enjoys getting out of her stroller whenever
possible.

Happy Baby K after dinner

Sunday we went to Bern to visit some friends. They have a daughter who is a couple of months younger than Baby K, so we had fun seeing them together and letting them play. I haven't ever been to Bern before, and I enjoyed seeing some of old town and the river. As the weather was really nice, there were lots of people enjoying swimming in the cold mountain water to cool off.

Aare River

We strolled around the river, walked through a small part of the zoo, let the girls get out to play at the playground, enjoyed some refreshments, then walked through old town to see just a bit of the city. It was a really laid back visit, which was really nice. Here are a few pics I wanted to share of our visit.

Crossing the river

Walking through the free part of the zoo

Parliament building behind us

Bern's famous clock tower

The start of September means that things get somewhat back to normal for us. Baby K has just started going to creche (daycare/nursery school-more on this later) and I am returning to French class as well. We're headed to Basel for the weekend to spend time with other Americans and enjoy the start of college football season. We're looking forward to a busy fall with lots planned before Christmas rolls around, but hopefully some weekends at home as well.

And in case I don't get back before Thursday, and just to put it out there...Go Frogs!